Brazos County 4-H Dairy Drive and Breakfast Report
County Agent C L Benson and Lacy Givens note dairying progress in Brazos County with regular cream deliveries and a 12 point dairy program adopted at A and M College. Elmer Murry's club pig project grows nine pigs, Tabor member Albert Barnes participates in a college pageant, and local clubs showcase fertilizer trials and farm products at a Brazos County Breakfast for newspaper reps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Neves
C. L. Benson
Howe
Lacy Givens
A. G. M. College
Elmer Murry
Poland
China
Elmer
Morris Williamson
Swift & Co
Tabor
Joe Sample
Kurten
Golden Rule Poultry Farm
Foster Dairy
Girls
Boys’ Club of
Smetana
Terracing and cover crops boost soil protection and fertility
A Brazos County farming article extols terracing to slow runoff and reduce erosion on sloped fields. It highlights using crop rows along terrace lines, converting exhausted fields to clover and grasses for pasture, and outlines a five cow dairy plan with pasture, hay crops, and winter grazing for steady profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Brazos
Bermuda
Farmers learn hard lessons from cottons high and lows
Cultivated fields readers recall past crop years and labor costs in Brazos county. The writer muses on alfalfa kafir Sudan grass and sweet clover as feed and pasture, noting privation as a teacher and stressing a well rounded farm program with pastures feed crops and livestock for prosperity and sustainability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazos County
Pageant Wonder Praised At Etex Meeting
H M Lull of Southern Pacific Lines hailed the pageant as a wonder, noting its beauty and dignity. He came from Houston in his private car to A and M College stadium for the convention and supports Texas development, conservation, and chamber work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Lull
Southern Pacific Lines
Texas
A. & M. College Stadium
Lull
Houston
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Brazos River
Wife of Editor Formerly Here Dead at Cisco
Mrs. D. Mike of Bryan mourns death of sister Mrs. A B O Flaherty in Cisco. Survived by husband A B O Flaherty two daughters two sisters and one brother. Funeral 4 30 Wednesday from family home with burial in Cisco. O Flaherty formerly edited Bryan Daily Eagle and Cisco Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Mike
East 26Th Street
Cisco
A. B. O’flaherty
Mike
John Daugherty
A. B. O'Flaherty
R. T. Currainie
Houston
Mary Elizabeth O’flaherty
Bryan
T. H. Sutton
Louisville
Tom Bennett
Florence
Ala
O’flaherty
Bryan Daily Eagle
Cisco Daily News
Reception At Country Club For East Texas Chamber Guests
A well attended tea and reception at the County Club followed the East Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. Mrs. Ervin H. Astin chaired arrangements with civic club officers greeting visiting women as they mixed in the decorated rooms and verandas while the golf tournament continued on the course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Club
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Ervin H. Astin
College
Bryan
Zoo Inmates At Work At Dallas Zoo Parade
Animals at the Dallas zoo were paraded through downtown during a celebration to raise funds for the zoo. Proceeds from the event benefited the zoo and its creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZOO
Associated Press
Dallas
Dallas Zoo
Artificial Gas Taboo in Galveston
Galveston on May 8 reports the city’s artificial gas plant has been silenced for the first time since 1858. Residents now receive natural gas, with the artificial plant kept for emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas Legislators Visit Bryan and College Today
A special train bearing Governor Moody and Texas legislators arrived in Bryan at 10 45 AM. The group toured A and M College, luncheon at Sbisa Hall, and met with officials. The delegation included Speaker W S Barron and Lt Gov Barry Miller among many representatives and state leaders from cities statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Moody
Bryan
College Station
A. and M
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Moody
Capitol
Austin
A. and M. College
Sbisa Hall
At & O
Legislative Party
W. S. Barron
Barry Miller
County Exhibits Plan Changed at Big Dallas Show
Paul Jones of the Late Fair Board announces major Dallas Fair changes including a 60 000 seat live stock arena and a 100 by 168 foot show ring. New county scoring lets counties choose 25 to 50 products with at least three major crops, plus a Broadway staple The Red Robe from New York to be staged at Fair Park with a star cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jones
Late Fair Board
Dallas
Jones
J. A. Moore
New York
Fair Park Auditorium
Cardinal Richelieu
Walter Woolf
Marjorie Peterson
George Dobbs
Plan Devised To Clear Up Road Tangle
East and West Texas Chambers of Commerce move to join with the South Texas Chamber to form a committee to investigate highway issues. R S Sterling state highway commissioner attended. The panel will study a constitutional amendment permitting a bond issue and meet in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
West Texas Chambers of Commerce
South Texas Chamber of Commerce
R. S. Sterling
John D. Middleton
W. N. Blanton
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Homer K. Wade
Andy Bourland
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
C. L. Pool
East Texas
Austin
Coleman County Fair boosts stock sales to fund fair
Coleman County Fair directors report over half of the $12,000 stock issue has been sold as preparations continue for the annual event in Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman
Coleman County Fair
Bobby Webb Shows Improvement After Illness
The baby son of Mr and Mrs R B Webb Jr is reported better today after a week in a local hospital where he had been seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Webb
R. 8. Webb Jr
Bobby
Rodent Control Efforts Collected in East Texas Counties
Federal official reports over 4.5 million rats turned in by school children across 51 East Texas counties since spring 1928 under an organized rodent control program. Savings exceed 6 million dollars. Don A. Spencer from the Bureau of Biological Survey led an exhibit at Texas A and M College and will work in Brazos County with County Agent C. L. Benson on rodents gophers mice and rabbits. A Brazos County farmer stored sweet potatoes in underground bins as gophers carried them off. food depots resembled pickle storages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Don A. Spencer
Bureau of Biological Survey
Federal Department of Agriclture
Spencer
Bureau
San Antonio
A. & M. College
Brazos County
C. L. Benson
Ghost Bird play a hit at Stephen F. Austin High School
The Ghost Bird drew an appreciative audience with the senior class of Stephen F. Austin High lauding performances. Milton Maloney starred as Toby Tolliver with strong work by Jane Elliott Beth Locke and others. Proceeds around 250 will fund auditorium scenery and decorations with remaining funds for a park gate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Austin High School
Olin Sanders
Frank Womble
Mesdames
John P. Wheeler
A. D. Bruce
Tyler Haswell
Milton Maloney
Toby Tolliver
Jane Elliott
Beth Locke
Marie Elizabeth Webb
Joyce Smith
Bessie Lou Wiley
Dorothy McDowell
Curtis Cobb
Alvie Adams
Logan Buchanan
Lyle Evans
Joe Kelly Butler
Stephen F. Austin High
Shooting prank by youths ends in brother’s death
Harvey Roper, 16, testified about the fatal shooting of his brother Jesse Roper, 24, near Gause. He said he and four younger companions fired to frighten seven men at a dice game, a number of shots were fired, and Jesse died of a heart wound after the group hid their pistols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Harvey Roper
Jesse Roper
Gause
Roper
Jack Lewis
Personal Echoes From Convention
Mr and Mrs J Wallace Brosig of Navasota greet friends in Bryan and support the convention. Mrs Brosig, secretary of the Washington State Park Commission, invites visitors to the park where the Texas Declaration of Independence was written. T A Low of Brenham is reelected to the East Texas Chamber of Commerce board. Bill Sterling of Falfurrias enjoyed Bryan's handling of the meeting. Rep Helen T Moore, popular in the House, attended with praise for Texas. Capt Bill, A and M alumnus, visits his alma mater. T Gaston of the State Board of Control extends a welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Walter Acker, Sr
Houston
J. M. Ackerman
Navasota
Thurman W. Adkins
Lafayette
J. C. Albritton
Yorktown
Preston L. Anderson
San Antonio
J. D. Avis
Wichita Falls
Joe H. Baker
Quitman
Frank Baldwin
Waco
S. E. Barnett
Greenville
W. S. Barron
Bryan
Sam E. Bateman
Celina
Walter H. Beck
Fort Worth
T. R. Bond
Terrell
W. R. Bounds
Hubbard
Rolland Bradley
Alex Brice
Sulphur Springs
Ben F. Brooks
Bagwell
W. C. Carpenter
Bay City
O. F. Chastain
Eastland
George W. Coltrin
Mathis
W. E. Conway
Commerce
Ernest C. Cox
Corsicana
G. J. Cox
Paris
J. T. Cox
Groesbeck
John E. Davis
Mesquite
Homer C. DeWolfe
Goldwaithe
E. D. Dunlap
Kingsville
J. C. Duvall
D. J. Enderby
Gainesville
R. B. Ewing
Franklin
Reno Eickenroht
Seguin
Paul Finn
James Finley
Fife
B. J. Forbes
Weatherford
R. A. Fuchs
Brenham
Sam Gates
Runge
Elwin Gerron
Waxahachie
Victor B. Gilbert
Baird
Eugene V. Giles
Austin
H. N. Graves
Georgetown
W. T. Graves
Stephenville
Bailey W. Hardy
Breckenridge
A. E. Harding
Ft. Worth
W. M. Harman
Jas. W. Harper
Mr. Pleasant
Julian Harrison
el Paso
Jas. E. Heaton
Gary
Sam Hefley
Cameron
Chas
Hines
Linden
Mike Hogg
Ray Holder
Lancaster
W. K. Hopkins
Gonzales
Polkornaday
Harlingen
R. M. Hubbard
New Boston
C. H. Jenkins
Brownwood
A. P. Johnson
Carrizo Springs
A. S. Johnson
Winona
John C. Rogers
Center
Carl Rountree
Lamesa
Phil L. Sanders
Nacogdoches
W. T. Savage
Dallas
Chas. N. Shaver
Huntsville
E. P. Shelton
Dripping Springs
C. J. Sherrill
Bellvue
J. C. Shipman
Hamilton
W. J. Simmons
Texarkana
Ed R. Sinks
Giddings
Travis E
S. R. Williams
Hemphill
W. O. Williams
Honey Island
W. T. Williams
Ben J. Woodall
Marshall
H. G. Woodruff
Decatur
Dewey Young
Wellington
J. Wallace Brosig
Brosig
Washington State Park
Brazos County
T. A. Low
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Bill Sterling
Falfurrias
Bill
A. & M. College
Helen T. Moore
Moore
The
Gulf
Rep. Moore
T. Gaston
Ap- Senin
State Board of Control
Cow Stronghold At Lubbock To Be Opened For Settlement
LUBBOCK May 8 A vast John B Slaughter ranch of more than 20 000 acres in Cochran county will be cleared of cattle next fall and opened to farmers The land will be divided into 200 farms offered on attractive terms to speed settlement Founded in 1902 by Col C C Slaughter the ranch once spanned 250 000 acres and stands as a relic of the cattle era with the six room headquarters at its center reflecting decades of cattlemen celebrations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Texas
John B. Slaughter
Cochran County
South Plains
Col. C. C. Slaughter
Col. Slaughter
Texas Plains
Plainview
Great Fertile Plains
Southwest
Tolerance Voices Across a Land of Faith
A speaker of Quaker heritage reflects on persecution and religious freedom, asserting personal commitment to tolerance rooted in ancestral trials. The commentary contrasts historical oppression with contemporary calls for open faith and acceptance.
Funeral Held at Gause in Quiet Ceremony
A funeral was held at Gause as officials note the grand jury sits in session without a bill being returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gause
East Texas band contest crowns A and M College in title win
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce contest at Sue sasweil Memorial Park concluded with the A and M College band earning high honors overall. Beaumont High School placed second, Allen Academy third, as bands across divisions earned trophies and medals from the national bandmasters association and the state teachers college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
Sue Sasweil
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Texas
M. College
Beaumont High School
Allen Academy
Beaumont Bandsmen
National Bandmasters’ Association
Thos- Goggan
Bro
National Association
Sam Houston Teachers College
Huntsville
Beaumont
Highland Park
Dallas
North Dallas
San Marcos Baptist Academy
Caldwell Public School
Waco
Southern Pacific Band
Houston
Missouri Pacific Band
Palestine
Longview
Ist
Greenville
Marlin
Wortham
West
Joaquin
Temple Grammar School
Franklin
Lone Oak
Farmersville Chamber of Commerce
State Orphans Home Band of
Corsicana
Terrell Stag Band
Brenham Delegation Mobilizes for Conventional Visit
Brenham leaders Lawrence N. Kremer and Caesar Hohn organized 113 farm owners and over 20 business cars to travel to Bryan for the A and M College convention. Kremer praises Hohn for directing county agricultural efforts while Brenham merchants support terrace training, dairy, poultry, and diversified crops as drivers of farm prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence N. Kremer
Chamber of Commerce
Brenham
Caesar
Dutch) Hohn
Washington County
Bryan
M. College
Kremer
Dutch Hohn
Brenham Commercial Group
Duten Nohn
Brother of Mrs Law Is Dead in New York
Mrs F M Law of Houston learned from her mother Mrs T R Batte in Houston that Walter Mann, brother of Mrs Law, died suddenly at his New York City home last night at 10. The funeral is planned for Wednesday morning at 10 in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Law
New York
P. G. Gunter
T. R. Batte
Houston
F. M. Law
New York City
Walter Mann
Mann
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T. Conaway
Independence
Conaway
A. and
Arnold Murray
Francis Morrell
Woodville Club
Annette Morrell
Texas Cluo
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W. H. DuPuy
Madison County
du Puy
DuPuy
Oklahoma
Prairies
Wonder
Country Club
Senate
J. W. E. H. Beck
DeKalb
Benjamin F. Berkley
Alpine
Oliver C. Cunningham
Abilene
Tom DeBerry
Bogota
Charles S. Gainer
Julian P. Greer
Athens
Carl C. Hardin
T. J. Holbrook
John W. Hornsby
Thomas B. Love
Will N. Martin
Hillsboro
W. D. McFarlane
Graham
Eugene Miller
Garner
Joe M. Moore
Margie FE. Neal
Miss
Carthage
Archie Parr
Benavides
Pink L. Parrish
Nat Patton
Crockett
Thomas G. Pollard
Tyler
Gus Russek
Schulenburg
Clint C. Small
J. W.W. Stevenson
Victoria
Julien C. Hyer
W. E. Thomason
H. F. Triplett
Ed Westbrook
Sherman
W. A. Williamson
A. J. Wirtz
Edgar E. Witt
Walter C. Woodward
Walter Woodul
Big Dallas
Sterling
Sectional Chambers OF Commerce
AM College
Aleen
Etex
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